aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Graduate Conference - IDEA EXCHANGE: Mediums andMethods of Communication in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia

[Robert DeLossa <radelo@earthlink.net>]

FYI. [There certainly must be a substantial paper out there about the 
role of the internet in political change in Ukraine. Susan Fink, in 
her Chicken Kyiv article in HUS (June '97) talks about Ukr-Americans 
e-mailing the VR in Kyiv to warn them what Bush was about to say; 
likewise the role of Ukrains'ka pravda and the internet  news and 
petitions that circulated around the Gongadze affair; and then the 
internet and the Orange Revolution all would make for something 
interesting, if there is a grad student looking for a term paper and 
presentation opportunity...--RD]


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>Call for Papers
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>Third Annual Graduate Student Conference:
>
>IDEA EXCHANGE:  Mediums and Methods of Communication in Eastern Europe,
>Russia and Central Asia
>
>Graduate Organization for the Study of Europe and Central Asia
>Center for Russian and East European Studies
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>Visit our website:  www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca
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>Contact us:  gosecaconference@yahoo.com
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>University of Pittsburgh, February 24-26, 2006
>
>In the histories of Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, countless
>social and political upheavals have been articulated through, if not
>facilitated by, a variety of communication mediums and methods.  The uses
>of various modes of communication played a critical role in the collapse
>of state socialism and in the later reconstruction of new political and
>social regimes.  In the sixteen years since, the exchange of ideas and the
>dissemination of knowledge through practices of communication continue to
>be of vital importance to political engagement, cultural expression, arts,
>sciences, and the creation of novel social orders.
>
>This conference will explore questions related to the historical and
>contemporary impact of different mediums and methods of communication in
>Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia.  We find it useful to adopt an
>inclusive understanding of mediums and methods that refers equally to
>venues for idea exchange, channels for the transmission of information,
>means through which communication is generated and even arenas for public
>debates and the constitution of civic initiatives.
>
>We invite abstracts that address questions and arguments such as:  What is
>the relationship between various mediums of communication and the
>reorganization of power, politics and the state in former socialist
>societies?  How are they impacted by state regulations, economic factors,
>or the international promotion of intellectual property rights?  Have
>mediums of communication been to used stimulate democratic participation
>and debate of ideas?  Do they rather facilitate the exercise of novel
>forms of governance and tactics of power?  What factors limit
>communication, and what elements of communication and media create new
>opportunities in the region?  Who controls information, and who can
>authoritatively spread ideas?
>
>The University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate Organization for the Study of
>Europe and Central Asia, in cooperation with the Center for Russian and
>East European Studies, invites fellow graduate students working on related
>topics from all disciplines to submit abstracts for our Third Annual
>Graduate Student Conference.  We encourage a broad range of approaches,
>from social science and humanities to law and public policy, as well as a
>diverse set of topics to be explored in accordance with the main goal of
>this conference:  to stimulate interdisciplinary debates and the exchange
>of ideas.
>
>
>Deadline for submission of abstracts:
>DECEMBER 15, 2005
>
>Abstract Requirements
>Paper abstracts of up to 500 words (using Microsoft Word or PDF format, 12
>point font, double spaced) and curriculum vitae must be submitted via
>email to gosecaconference@yahoo.com by December 15, 2005.  The body of the
>abstract should contain no identifying information other than its title.
>The cover page must include: title of submission, author's or authors'
>name(s), institutional and departmental affiliation(s), e-mail
>address(es), geographic address(es), and a primary phone number. Although
>we require all of this information, correspondence will occur mainly via
>e-mail.
>
>We will contact the author(s) of accepted abstracts by January 1, 2004.
>
>Paper Requirements
>In order to facilitate presentation time limits, and to ensure time for
>active discussions, paper length will be limited to 8 typed pages,
>double-spaced, with 12 point font.  All participants will be required to
>submit a copy of the final paper one month prior to the conference.
>
>Housing
>The conference organization will be able to offer free housing, but not
>transportation, to all selected participants.
>
>For more information visit www.pitt.edu/~sorc/goseca